Equal Pay Day is the point in the calendar at which the average man has already earned the amount the average woman will earn for the whole year. It’s not the same as equal pay. It's a measure across all jobs in the UK, not of the difference in pay between men and women for doing the same job.
Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, the UK government suspended enforcement of the gender pay gap reporting deadlines for 2020. This reduced the burden on businesses but may make it harder to identify the impact of Covid on the gender pay gap as we wait to see the full impact of a second lockdown.
Despite this, reports and research indicate that the impact of Covid is not gender-equal. Our event, Gender Pay: The Yawning Gap and Covid explored gaps in gender and equal pay regulations, the impact of austerity and recession and the impact of Covid on women working in the hospitality industry. The presentations from all the recordings are available on our website, or you can view the videos below.
Keynote: Gender and Equal Pay Gaps
Professor Susan Corby, who is an Emeritus Professor in the school of Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour, discusses the current regulations and their flaws.
Research Insight: Key Findings from Gender Pay Gap Research
Professor Sian Moore is a Professor in Employment Relations and Human Resource Management and director of the Centre for Research in Employment and Work. Sian's research interests focus upon the relationship between gender and class at work; and upon worker representation and activism.
Industry Focus: Hospitality and Covid
Dr Maria Gebbels is a Senior Lecturer in Hospitality Management. Maria's primary areas of research interest are career development studies, critical hospitality management research, life history methodology, as well as advancements in food and its relationship with culture and society. Dr Maria Gebbels presents her work on gender in the hospitality industry, and shares some insights on the impact of COVID-19 in this arena on women.
